Health · Cameron

Cameron, MO health

On most measures Cameron looks like Missouri as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.3% vs 15.8%) and more smokers (18.8% vs 16%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Cameron

Report card

How Cameron compares with Missouri

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cameron adults…

38 of every 100 Cameron adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.2–41.7%

Bars show Cameron; the black tick is Missouri. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cameron, betterCameron, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.5% Cameron
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Cameron
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Cameron
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.8% Cameron
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cameron adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.

Yearly checkup

MO 78%

Dentist visit

MO 60%

Cholesterol check

MO 85%

Colon screening

MO 64%

Mammogram

MO 75%

Taking BP meds

MO 77%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cameron 10.3% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Cameron adults are doing

1 in 3Cameron adults feel lonely

31.3% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Cameron adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Cameron adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Cameron adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · Missouri 17.5% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7

Cameron adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Cameron adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Cameron adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Cameron adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · MO 8.4% · about the same

11.6% of Cameron adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.2%

of Cameron adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory18.8%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

Black tick: Missouri. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Cameron

Cameron and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

38.4%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Kidder39.8%

Cameron40.6%

Care nearby

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 0.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Excelsior Springs HospitalExcelsior Springs · 26.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Life Care at St. JosephSaint Joseph · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Liberty HospitalLiberty · 34 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Medical ClinicHamilton · 12.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Gower Family MedicineGower · 21.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCameron's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Caldwell County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careCameron's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clinton/Buchanan Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthCameron's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 13 - Chillicothe Service Area · need score 19 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cameron. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Cameron

Measure	Cameron	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.4%	35.2–41.7%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.9%	33.8–40.2%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	34.9–46.5%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	28.5%	26.1–30.9%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	23.5%	20.8–26.4%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.3%	17.3–23.4%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9.2–11.2%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.7–9.2%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.2%	10.9–13.6%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.5%	6.8–8.3%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.2%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.8%	16.3–21.3%	16%	worse
Binge drink	17.3%	15–19.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.5%	27.5–35.7%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	33.1–43.5%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	73.5–79.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.4%	52.3–58.4%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.8%	79.7–83.8%	84.5%	worse
Colon screening	61.7%	57.6–65.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	69%	61.5–75.4%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.6%	73.4–77.9%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.3%	8.5–12.3%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	27.7–35.3%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	19.4–24.8%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16.4–19.9%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.5%	19.9–25.1%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.6–16.7%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.9–17.4%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.1%	11.4–14.9%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.5–10.8%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.6%	9.8–13.6%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.2%	35.4–43.2%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.8–18.5%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.8%	16.8–20.8%	17.2%
Hearing	9.4%	8.5–10.3%	8.3%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.6–10.8%	9.2%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Cameron door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Cameron better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cameron directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Missouri figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.